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GCSE Computer Science past papers and mark schemes

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AQA GCSE Computer Science

8525 Β· 2018 to 2025

Edexcel GCSE Computer Science

1CP2 Β· 2019 to 2025

OCR GCSE Computer Science

J276 Β· 2018 to 2025

WJEC GCSE Computer Science

3500 Β· 2019 to 2025

Eduqas GCSE Computer Science

C500 Β· 2018 to 2025

The boards

About GCSE Computer Science

Not sure which board? Look at the front of any past paper. It names the board and carries a code: J276 is OCR, 8525 is AQA, 1CP2 is Edexcel, 3500 is WJEC and C500 is Eduqas.

OCR (J276), AQA (8525), Edexcel (1CP2), WJEC (3500) and Eduqas (C500) set GCSE Computer Science, and the code is printed on the front of your paper. Each board below shows its newest papers and its questions by topic; the board's own page holds the full list.

OCRJ276

Since 2016

Also J277

61,000 a year

OCR's own site
AQA8525

Since 2016

Also 8520

12,000 a year

AQA's own site

Also 1CP1

10,000 a year

WJEC3500

Since 2012

2,000 a year

WJEC's own site
EduqasC500

Since 2016

600 a year

Eduqas's own site

At a glance

100papers from 5 exam boards, June 2018 to June 2025.
359documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.
5topics classified across 39 questions.

GCSE Computer Science is examined in June and November. Each board's own page holds its full list, back to its first exam.

Memes

Certified Computer Science memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Then pick your board and do a past paper.

Write a proper algorithm
Write β€˜sort it’ and leave
Me on the 6-mark pseudocode question
Debugging with print statements
Using a trace table
Knowing the difference between = and ==
Explaining recursion by explaining recursion
Code enlightenment, ranked

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